he ordered the attorney general of the united states to do it and he would not. the next person in line was ruckleshaus, and he would not do it. elliot richardson had died by the time i was in the job, but ruckleshaus was alive and judge bork was involved with in the story. for many of those who participated whor witnessed the event, this was the closest the country had come to a major constitutional crisis. the president of the united states was firing the official who was looking into his misdeeds. >> archibald cox. >> the question was, in a democracy, a republic where you have a responsible government, can the president fire somebody who is about to prosecute him for wrongdoing? >> here is a recording of one woman -- who was she? >> a magnificent, a great interview -- this is the example of where the backdrop changes and it really helps. she was part of archibald cox's team. she was one of the few female prosecutors. this is and era when there is a glass ceiling, unfortunately -- she was ultimately the one who opposes rose mary woods on the whole issue. she is